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Civilization

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Civilization

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  1. Civilization: What is it? By Miss Darling

  2. Civilization-an advanced state of human social development and organization. • Let’s break it down. There are 8 aspects of civilization: • construction of cities • public works • job specialization • art and architecture • writing system • complex religions • central governments • social classes

  3. Cities As farmers settled in fertile river valleys, they began to grow surplus or extra food. This extra food increased the population of the settlements. In time, the settlements grew into cities, such as Ur in Sumer or Babylon in Mesopotamia. Now days, people live in cities in order to have jobs, have more social experiences, and to live in a larger community.

  4. Public Works • The government would order these, although costly, to aid and benefit the community. Such things as a wall to protect from attack or a canal to aid in irrigation would help insure the survival of a people. A great example would be Hadrian’s Wall in Northern England built to protect from the Scots.

  5. Job Specialization As civilizations became more complex, artisans and craftsmen were needed to maintain specific items and tasks. No longer could individuals do all the work. Now some concentrated on teaching, scribing, stonecutting, and so forth.

  6. Art and Architecture This expressed the beliefs and values of a civilization. Different styles were developed and copied by societies. Often the art was used to impress visitors and people about the beauty and power of a king or a community.

  7. Complex Religions Religious leaders would conduct elaborate ceremonies to appease the gods (polytheism) and insure a bountiful harvest. Floods and droughts were blamed on the gods’ anger so rituals were conducted in the temples.

  8. Central Governments As cities developed and expanded, the food supply and irrigation systems needed to be maintained. Governments, such as councils or religious leaders, began to oversee the business and existence of the cities.

  9. Writing System Records were needed to keep accounts on trade goods and food storage. Writing was needed because the information became too great. In addition, one needed to express more complex ideas such as "belief" and "social order" where pictures and words simply would not suffice.

  10. Social Classes As jobs became specialized so did the status and needs of certain individuals. The need for a knowledgeable and educated religious leader was more respected than an unskilled worker. Herders were needed and respected for the food, while masons were needed for building. The slave was on the lowest rung of the social ladder warriors and kings were on top.

  11. What aspects of civilization do you see in this video?

  12. Your turn With your explorer groups, you must decide on American examples of civilization. Once you have your eight examples, decide how you will put this into a PowerPoint of your own. How will you present the information? Will you use pictures? Text? Video? Will it be colorful? Have a theme?

  13. Resources • Laff, G. (2012, November 15). Video: Soledad o’brien grills gop rep. joe heck on his bizarre quasi-defense of susan rice [Online forum comment]. Retrieved from http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/11/15/video-soledad-obrien-grills-gop-rep-joe-heck-on-his-bizarre-quasi-defense-of-susan-rice/ • NYS. (n.d.). P-12: Nysed. Retrieved from http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/ghgonline/projects/8FeaturesCivilization.pdf • Rajamanohar. (Artist) (2008). Indus valley civilization(mohenjo-daro) [Theater]. Available from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdGbamPgf8o • sran131. (n.d.). Advanced civilization? [Online forum comment]. Retrieved from http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/a/advanced_civilization.asp • Clip Art taken from Microsoft Clip Art gallery.

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